Stories by Usman Qureshi

Apple Demands $2.5 Billion From Samsung In Patents Infringement Trial

Recent court filings in the ongoing U.S. patent and design dispute between Apple and Samsung have revealed that Apple is demanding $2.5 billion in damages from the Korean company over alleged infringement of its design patents, FOSS Patents is reporting. The source points out that the largest part of Apple's $2.5 billion claim is related to Apple's demand for...

Apple To Present At This Week’s Black Hat Conference In Las Vegas

For the first time in 15 years, Apple has agreed to present at this week's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas regarding key security technologies within iOS, Bloomberg reports. Trey Ford, Black Hat’s general manager, said it's significant that an Apple representative will be taking the stage at Black Hat because in recent years, Apple products have been "stripped of their...

Homescreen.me: A New Webapp To Share Your iOS Home Screen With Others

A new webapp named Homescreen.me allows users to share their iOS home screen with others and browse through profiles for layout ideas (via Lifehacker). Many people believe that the way you lay out and organize your apps on the home screen tells exactly how you use your iPhone or iPad. With Homescreen.me, you can not only share...

Advanced Demand For Apple’s Next Generation iPhone Is Overwhelming [Report]

A new survey by ChangeWave has revealed that a record number of people indicated they are "likely" to buy Apple's next generation iPhone which is expected to launch later this year, Apple Insider reports. The survey, which was conducted in June and released on Monday, indicated that 14 percent of consumers indicated they are "very likely" to buy a so-called...

Apple To Introduce An Adapter For iPhone 5’s New Smaller Dock Connector?

Earlier today, Reuters reported that iPhone 5 will come with a 19-pin connector port instead of the current 30-pin connector in order to make room for the headphone jack at bottom and now, following up on its original claim from earlier this year that Apple is looking to replace the current 30-pin dock connector with a new smaller version, iMore is now...

Samsung Terminated Its Patent Agreement With Qualcomm To Sue Apple

Samsung's lawyers today briefed that Qualcomm, which supplies chips to Apple, had an agreement with the Korean tech giant which was first signed back in 1993, that it would not sue Qualcomm or its customers (e.g Apple) for infringement on Samsung's 3G patents. However, Samsung terminated the agreement in April 2011 when Apple first filed proceedings against...

Opera Declares iOS As The Most Effective Mobile Advertising Platform

A recent report from Opera Software, makers of the popular Opera web browser, has revealed that Apple's iOS is the most effective mobile advertising platform globally (via Apple Insider). Opera's State of Mobile Advertising Report quantified advertising effectiveness across various mobile operating systems during the second quarter of 2012. Apparently the iOS devices averaged an effective cost per mille (eCPM) of...

Google Praises Apple, Says Apple Should Share Its Inventions

Google General Counsel Kent Walker has argued in a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that proprietary technologies that become extremely popularity with consumers should be considered "de facto standards", reports AllThingsD. In simple worlds, Google thinks that simply because an Apple technology is extremely popular with consumers e.g multitouch technology or slide-to-unlock, doesn't mean Apple has...

Harman Kardon Debuts Its Premium Headphones Lineup

Harman Kardon, one of the world's leading manufacturers of home and car audio & video products, has introduced its first ever headphones lineup. The premium headphones collection comprises of four new models that range from over-ear, in-ear and Bluetooth-enabled over-ear designs. Over-ear headbands come in two sizes and are crafted to maximize user comfort, helping listeners avoid the...